Makes updates to any of our /v3/api/ routes. An agent skill from ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage.

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Install Update APIs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage --skill update-apis -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage update-apis --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/update-apis .claude/skills/update-apis && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
update-apis
GitHub stars
108
Token cost
~347 tokens
SKILL.md length
180 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Makes updates to any of our /v3/api/ routes. An agent skill from ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage.

  • Works in 4 steps: Updating the database queries to… → Making sure the API is updated for every… → Updating the relevant documentation in… → …
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Update APIs is an agent skill from ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage. Makes updates to any of our /v3/api/ routes.

Its SKILL.md is about 350 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Project Sidewalk web page. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “Use the update-apis skill to make updates to any of our /v3/api/ routes. An agent skill from ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage”
  • “/update-apis”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Updating the database queries to incorporate the new/updated data (in the app/models/ files). The DTO
  2. Making sure the API is updated for every output file type it serves (JSON, CSV, GeoJSON, Shapefile, GeoPackage),
  3. Updating the relevant documentation in the app/views/apiDocs/ files and the matching frontend/js/api-docs/*Preview.js.
  4. Updating or adding the functional spec in test/controllers/api/.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 20235d4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Update APIs loads about 347 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 14 tokens; SKILL.md has 180 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~14
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~347

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage at commit 20235d4, republished under its MIT licence (© ProjectSidewalk). 180 words, ~347 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/update-apis/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
update-apis
description
Makes updates to any of our /v3/api/ routes.

Read docs/architecture.md → "The public API (/v3)" first: it holds the naming contract (camelCase parameters, snake_case output everywhere except Shapefile), the DTO layout in app/models/api/, and the StreamingApiType serialization shape. .claude/rules/api.md is the short version.

The set of updates that are likely to be involved:

  1. Updating the database queries to incorporate the new/updated data (in the app/models/ files). The DTO definitions themselves belong in app/models/api/*ApiModels.scala, not in the *Table.scala that produces them.
  2. Making sure the API is updated for every output file type it serves (JSON, CSV, GeoJSON, Shapefile, GeoPackage), with the serialization on the DTO (toJson / toCsvRow, csvHeader in the companion).
  3. Updating the relevant documentation in the app/views/apiDocs/ files and the matching frontend/js/api-docs/*Preview.js.
  4. Updating or adding the functional spec in test/controllers/api/.

A few things to keep in mind:

  • Combine common code where it makes sense to do so; reuse ApiModelUtils rather than re-rolling CSV/GeoJSON logic.
  • Run the queries both before and after your updates to check for any regressions.
  • v3 is a preview surface: breaking changes are made in place rather than minting a new version.

© ProjectSidewalk, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/update-apis of ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 20235d4

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Questions about Update APIs

What does Update APIs do?

Makes updates to any of our /v3/api/ routes. An agent skill from ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage. Update APIs is an agent skill from ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage. Makes updates to any of our /v3/api/ routes.

How do I install Update APIs in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage --skill update-apis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/update-apis in ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage) into .claude/skills/update-apis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Update APIs in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage --skill update-apis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/update-apis in ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage) into .agents/skills/update-apis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Update APIs in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage --skill update-apis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/update-apis, .gemini/skills/update-apis, .github/skills/update-apis and .opencode/skills/update-apis in your project.

What does Update APIs need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Update APIs is instructions for the agent only.

Does Update APIs access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Update APIs safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Update APIs use?

Update APIs is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Update APIs use?

About 347 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Update APIs?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Update APIs: Openclaw Update (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), OmniRoute Combo Routing (diegosouzapw/OmniRoute, 74k stars), OmniRoute Routing CLI (diegosouzapw/OmniRoute, 74k stars) and Update Docs (vercel/next.js, 143k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Update APIs?

ProjectSidewalk (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage, which has 108 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.